Ballyduff Upper GAA Club is a GAA club based in the west

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of Ballyduff,

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. The club has won the

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three times, in 1982, 1987 and most recently in 2007. While mainly a

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club, the club has had some success in

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, winning the

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in 1924. Ballyduff won the 2007 Waterford Senior Championship after beating

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on a scoreline of 1-18 to 1-14. Ballyduff are the first West Waterford side to win the county championship since 1993. The title is seen as a great achievement considering Ballyduff only won the Waterford Intermediate Championship in 2005.Ballyduff Upper Club was awarded the 'Club of the Year award' in 2005

Honours

In addition to being named 'Club of the Year' in 2005, achievements by Ballyduff Upper have included: *

s (3): 1982, 1987, 2007 *

Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship Waterford Intermediate Hurling Championship is a second-tier hurling competition organised by the Waterford Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The winning club progresses to the senior grade the following year for the Waterford Senior H ...

s (4): 1964, 1975, 2005, 2020 *

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s (2): 1953, 1971 *

s (1): 1924 *

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s (2): 1973, 1981, 2013 *

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s (5): 1915, 1917, 1953, 1997, 2008

Notable hurlers

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, inter-county hurler and 1980 All-Star * Stephen Molumphy, 2010

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winning captain. 2007 All-Star *

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, inter-county hurler *

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, inter-county hurler * Adrian Power, football and inter-county hurler * Paudie Prendergast, inter-county hurler *

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, inter-county hurler

References

External links

Official website
(archived 2008) Gaelic games clubs in County Waterford Hurling clubs in County Waterford Gaelic football clubs in County Waterford {{Munster-GAA-club-stub